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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 247 

Commending the Library of Congress’s private-sector advisory body, the 

James Madison Council, and its Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, 

on 15 years of exemplary service to Congress and the Nation and looking 

forward to the Council’s continued success in the years ahead. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2005 

Mr. STEVENS submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 

agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the Library of Congress’s private-sector advisory body, the James Madison Council, and its Founding 

Chairman, John W. Kluge, on 15 years of exemplary 

service to Congress and the Nation and looking forward 

to the Council’s continued success in the years ahead. 

Whereas the James Madison Council, the Library of 

Congress’s first-ever national advisory and support group 

in the 205-year history of the Library of Congress is celebrating its 15th year under the continuing strong leadership of its Founding Chairman John W. Kluge; 

Whereas the James Madison Council remains a loyal group 

of friends whose vision and generosity have made possible 

many new initiatives within America’s oldest Federal cultural institution; 
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Whereas John Kluge has energized this group of dedicated 

and generous individuals from the private-sector to help 

this unique institution that was created by Congress to 

make added contributions for the good of the Nation; 

Whereas John Kluge’s example and leadership has benefitted 

not only the Library of Congress and Congress, but also 

scholars, researchers, and lifelong learners everywhere, 

and has created a new international award at the highest 

level for lifetime achievement in the study of humanity; 

Whereas building on John Kluge’s generosity, the James 

Madison Council has strengthened and enriched the 

world of scholarship in Washington, District of Columbia, 

and provided new on-line educational material for the 

classrooms of the Nation and the world; 

Whereas the members of the James Madison Council have 

added a significant number of rare and historic materials 

of major importance to the national collection of the Library of Congress, such as the 1507 Waldseemu ̈ller map 

of the world, which was the first map to include America, 

made possible by members John Hendricks, Marguerite 

and Gerry Lenfest, and David Koch, the restoration of 

Thomas Jefferson’s original library, which is the cornerstone of the Library’s collections, thanks to Jerry Jones, 

a major private collection from members Jean and Jay 

I. Kislak, which documents the encounter between European explorers and the indigenous peoples of North 

America and, thanks to Jon and Lillian Lovelace, the 

Alan Lomax collection, which is the largest collection of 

ethnographic material ever assembled by one person; and 

Whereas led by John Kluge, the James Madison Council has 

furthered the programs of the Librarian of Congress, 

James H. Billington, such as the National Digital Li-
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brary, which provides free internet access to 10,000,000 

of the most historically important and educationally valuable primary materials in the Library’s collection, the 

National Book Festival, which celebrates the joys of reading, and the Library’s Bicentennial celebration in the 

year 2000: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate commends the Library of 

2 Congress’s private-sector advisory body, the James Madi3 son Council, and its Founding Chairman, John W. Kluge, 

4 on 15 years of exemplary service to Congress and the Na5 tion and looks forward to its continued success in the 

6 years ahead. 

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